Sociocultural Change and Spirit Possession on the Swahili Coast of East Africa
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Anthropological Quarterly
- Vol. 68 (2) , 89-106
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3318049
Abstract
This article examines how sociocultural change on the Swahili coast of East Africa is reflected in the Swahili possession cult complex. It analyzes the changing patterns of spirit representations that have appeared at various historical periods as well as the changing role of the possession cult complex in Swahili coastal society.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: